In Theaters This Week : THE CAMPAIGN (2012)

Official Synopsis: When long-term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district. Their man: naïve Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest possible choice but, with the help of his new benefactors’ support, a cutthroat campaign manager and his family’s political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about. As Election Day closes in, the two are locked in a dead heat, with insults quickly escalating to injury until all they care about is burying each other, in this mud-slinging, back-stabbing, home-wrecking comedy from “Meet the Parents” director Jay Roach that takes today’s political circus to its logical next level. Because even when you think campaign ethics have hit rock bottom, there’s room to dig a whole lot deeper.

Find out more about this movie after the jump.

Genre: Comedy

Starring : Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Sarah Baker, Brian Cox.

Director : Jay Roach.

Screenplay : Chris Henchy, Shawn Harwell

Running Time : 85 min.

Rated : R for crude sexual content, language and brief nudity

Critical Response:

• Rottentomatoes: 66% (76 fresh, 40 rotten, score: 6.1/10).
• Metacritic: 50 out of 100 (12 positive, 14 mixed, 5 negative).

Trailers

• Red Band Trailer
• Theatrical Trailer #2
• Theatrical Trailer #1

Posters

• 6 Posters

Clips and Featurettes

• 6 Movie Clips
• 2 Facebook Campaign Ads

Various Multimedia

• Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis Debate Children

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